The Varela Vipers will take on the Southwest Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Varela, who comes in off a win.
Varela is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Killian with a sharp 73-47 win on Tuesday. The Vipers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Southwest came up short against Westwood Christian on Tuesday and fell 57-45. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 540th, while the Warriors are ranked 208th).
Varela's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 19.8 points. As for Southwest, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Varela and Southwest were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but Varela came up empty-handed after a 52-51 loss. Will Varela have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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